Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major. He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to     for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was      , everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them         . John was very satisfied with his performances and was very     that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager’s phone     . He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, “Sorry, I want to get some important      now. Please give me the book with the red    on that desk.” John looked around and found 3 books on the desk, so John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him     . Holding the book, the manager     the phone and said, “Sorry, we cannot give the job to you.” John was    and wondered why. The manager said, “There are three      . First, when you came into the office room, I found that the third button on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn’t ask me which one I needed and you took one randomly（随机地）. Third, I was answering the call. You should      to the desk to save time. These    showed you are not a careful person.”  , John didn’t get the job.

We can learn a(n)     from John’s experience. Some people don’t     the details in our life. But it is the details that      . Not only should we value what we learn but also we should pay more attention to the details. Sometimes they can even     our success or failure. We should form the habit of being careful and learn to keep the     of quantity and quality. We should keep it in mind that    comes first, without which quantity is of no significance.

1. A. apply    B. vote    C. prepare   D. wait

2.A. contacted       B. interviewed   C. asked    D. questioned

3.A. immediately   B. slowly    C. generally   D. fluently

4.A. grateful    B. excited   C. confident   D. lucky

5.A. lost        B. called    C. rang    D. answered

6.A. arrangement   B. response   C. information   D. result

7. A. cover    B. picture    C. character   D. mark

8.A. eagerly    B. politely   C. purposely   D. quickly

9.A. searched for   B. picked up   C. held on   D. hung up

10.A. surprised       B. helpless   C. disappointed  D. worried

11.A. methods       B. results    C. collections   D. reasons

12. A. wander    B. run    C. walk    D. move

13. A. parts    B. facts    C. details    D. stories

14. A. Eventually   B. Seemingly   C. Similarly   D. Regularly

15.A. subject    B. idea    C. skill    D. lesson

16.A. mind    B. mention   C. ignore    D. provide

17. A. trouble    B. count    C. interest   D. impress

18.A. describe    B. replace   C. value    D. determine

19.A. selection       B. importance   C. balance   D. competition

20.A. quality    B. quantity   C. safety    D. promise

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，文章通过John的求职经历阐明了一个耳熟能详的道理——细节决定成败。

1.A考查动词。根据文章内容，John是一所名牌大学的毕业生，专业成绩非常优秀，希望能够找到一份好工作。一天，他去一家公司申请职位。apply“申请”；vote“投票”；prepare“准备”；wait“等待”。故选择A。

2.B考查动词。A. contacted交流，接触；B. interviewed面试，采访；C. asked问；D. questioned询问。根据文章内容，他在面试时，整个过程都进展得非常顺利。interview“面试”，符合语境。故选B。

3.D考查副词。经理问了几个问题，他都能非常流利地回答。immediately“立刻”；slowly“慢慢地”；generally“笼统地，概括地”；fluently“流利地”。故选择D。

4.C考查形容词。A. grateful感激的；B. excited兴奋的；C. confident自信的；D. lucky幸运的。

John对自己的表现非常满意，并且很自信自己可以得到这份工作。confident“自信的”。故选择C。

5.C考查动词。A. lost失去；B. called叫喊；C. rang响起；D. answered回答。根据文意，正在那个时候，经理的电话响了。ring“(电话)响起”。故选C。

6.C考查名词。根据文章内容，经理转过身来对John说自己有重要的信息要获取。arrangement“安排”；response“回应”；information“信息”；insight“洞察力”。故选择C。

7.A考查名词。根据文章内容，经理要求把那本红色封皮的书递给他。cover“封皮”；picture“图片”；character“人物”；mark“标记”。下文中的“three books with red covers”亦是提示。故选择A项。

8.B考查副词。他四处看看，发现桌子上有三本书，就拿起一本来礼貌地递给了他(经理)。eagerly“渴望地”；politely“礼貌地”；purposely“故意地”；quickly“迅速地”。故选择B。

9.D考查动词词组。经理手里拿着那本书，挂断了电话。search for“寻找”；pick up“拿起”；hold on“等待，别挂断”；hang up“挂断电话”。故选择D。

10.A考查形容词。根据文章内容，经理宣布他没有得到这份工作，这和John最开始的预料截然相反。所以他应该感到惊讶。surprised“惊讶的”；helpless“无助的”；disappointed“感到失望的”；worried“担心的”。故选A。

11.D 考查名词。A. methods方法；B. results结果；C. collections收集；D. reasons理由。

根据上下文，经理解释说拒绝他有三个原因(reasons)。故选D。

12.B考查动词。A. wander徘徊；B. run跑，经营；C. walk散步；D. move移动。为了节约时间你应该跑向课桌。故选B。

13.C考查名词。A. parts部件；B. facts事实；C. details细节；D. stories故事。根据文章内容，此处指“这些细节(details)表明了你不是一个认真的人”，故选择C。下文的“the details in our life”和“it is the details that __37__”也是提示。故选C。

14.A考查副词。A. Eventually最后；B. Seemingly看来似乎；C. Similarly相似地；D. Regularly有规律地。这些细节表明了你不是一个认真的人”，最后约翰没得到这份工作。故选A。

15.D考查名词。A. subject科目；B. idea想法，主意；C. skill技能；D. lesson教训，课程。我们可以从John的经历中吸取一个教训。lesson“教训，课程”。故选择D。

16.A考查动词。A. mind留心，介意；B. mention提出；C. ignore 忽视；D. provide提供。从文意可知，一些人并不在意细节，但有时候就是细节起很重要的作用。mind“注意，留心”，符合语境。

17.B考查动词。trouble“使烦恼”；count“重要”；interest“使感兴趣，使关注”；impress“给……留下深刻印象”。 从文意可知，一些人并不在意细节，但有时候就是细节起很重要的作用。故选择B。

18.D考查动词。我们不仅要重视我们所学的东西，而且还要更多地关注细节。有时候甚至就是细节决定成败。describe“描述”；replace“代替”；value“珍惜”；determine“决定”。故选择D。

19.C考查名词。我们要养成认真的习惯，并且要学会保持数量和质量之间的平衡。selection“选择”；importance“重要性”；balance“平衡”；competition“竞争”。故选择C。

20.A考查名词。我们要牢记质量第一的原则，如果没有质量，数量一点意义都没有。quality“质量”；quantity“数量”；safety“安全”；promise“承诺”。故选择A。

【学法指导】

根据上下文的联系是做完形填空的关键。不一定是上下句，也许是相隔几句才有暗示。33. 21. parts部件；B. facts事实；C. details细节；D. stories故事。根据文章内容，此处指“这些细节(details)表明了你不是一个认真的人”，故选择C。下文的“the details in our life”和“it is the details that __37__”也是提示。故选C。